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Richard Baker vs Sojan Joseph

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 1 different votes 419 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
590 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
69
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API